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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

Nurse, my scalpel!

Is this the cult game of E3 already? Atlus has announced a 'medical simulation' for the Nintendo DS in which you carry out operations on a series of patients:

"Trauma Center: Under the Knife lets YOU play doctor, performing increasingly complex surgeries. At first it's just another day in the O.R., but when a mysterious outbreak sweeps the area, the patients' lives are in your hands-no pressure. The stylus will be your scalpel as you make incisions, anesthetize problem areas, remove tumors, monitor vital signs, apply bandages, and more! Of course, you'll also have to deal with human drama between appointments. Keep a cool head, or you'll be out on the street (and all those years of medical school for nothing)."


What an inspired use of the touch screen facility. Sadly, however, there appears to be no multiplayer 'Capture the Diseased Appendix' mode...

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